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Crown Copyright Catalogue Reference:CAB/128/31 Image Reference:0078 (c) crown copyright Catalogue Reference:CAB/128/31 Image Reference:0078 SECRET THIS BOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT Printed for the Cabinet. November 1957 CC . (57) Copy No. £ 78th Conclusions CABINET CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting of the Cabinet held at 10 Downing Street, S.W.1, on Wednesday, 6th November, 1957, at 11 a.m. Present: The Right Hon. HAROLD MACMILLAN, M.P., Prime Minister. The Right Hon. R. A. BUTLER, M.P., The Right Hon. VISCOUNT KILMUIR, Secretary of the State for the Home Lord Chancellor. Department and Lord Privy Seal. The Right Hon. SELWYN LLOYD, Q.C., The Right Hon. PETER THORNEYCROFT, M.P., Secretary of State for Foreign M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer. Affairs. The Right Hon. The EARL OF HOME, The Right Hon. JOHN MACLAY, M.P., Secretary of State for Commonwealth Secretary of State for Scotland. Relations. The Right Hon. VISCOUNT HAILSHAM, The Right Hon. DUNCAN SANDYS, M.P., Q.C., Lord President of the Council. Minister of Defence. The Right Hon. Sir DAVID ECCLES, The Right Hon. D. HEATHCOAT AMORY, M.P., President of the Board of Trade. M.P., Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The Right Hon. IAIN MACLEOD, M.P., The Right Hon. HENRY BROOKE, M.P., Minister of Labour and National Minister of Housing and Local Service. Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs. The Right Hon. HAROLD WATKINSON, The Right Flon. GEOFFREY LLOYD, M.P., Minister of Transport and Civil M.P., Minister of Education. Aviation. Dr. The Right Hon. CHARLES HILL, The Right Hon. REGINALD MAUDLING, M.P., Chancellor of the Duchy of M.P., Paymaster-General. Lancaster. The following were also present: The Right Hon. The EARL OF SELKIRK, The Right Hon. JOHN HARE, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty (Item 8). Secretary of State for War (Item 8). The Right Hon. GEORGE WARD, M.P. , The Right Hon. The EARL OF PERTH, Secretary of State for Air (Item 8). Minister of State for Colonial Affairs (Items 9-10). The Right Hon. Sir REGINALD The Right Hon. EDWARD HEATH, M.P., MANNINGHAM-BULLER, Q.C., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Treasury. Attorney-General (Items 9-10). Secretariat: The Right Hon. Sir NORMAN BROOK. Mr. B. ST. J. TREND. Mr. H. O. HOOPER. Mr. J. M. WILSON. 52550-11 B CONTENTS Minute No. Subject Page 1 Malta ... : ... 3 2 Pensions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 Egypt 3 4 Atomic Energy ... ... ... 4 Accident at Windscale Plant 5 Wages Policy ... ... ... 4 6 Parliament ... ... ... 5 7 Foreign Affairs ... ... 5 - Syria 1 Suez Canal 8 Defence Policy ... ... ... 6 Recruitment for the Armed Forces 9 Cyprus ... ... ... ... ... .... ... 9 European Commission on Human Rights Tripartite Conference 10 International Labour Organisation ... 10 Malta. 1. The Prime Minister said that he was concerned at the course (Previous of the current discussions on future relations between this country Reference: and Malta. The Prime Minister of Malta, Mr. Mintoff, had now put C.C. (57) 55th Conclusions, forward further financial demands; and, in addition, there were new Minute 3.) aspects of the proposal for political integration which seemed likely to give rise to serious difficulty. It was possible that Mr. Mintoff might be seeking a pretext for breaking off the negotiations. If so, it was desirable that our position should be stated to him in terms which would command the approval of Government supporters in this country. The Prime Minister therefore proposed to prepare, in consultation with the Colonial Secretary, a written statement of the position of the United Kingdom Government on the points recently raised in these discussions. This could be incorporated in a letter which he would send to Mr. Mintoff. The Cabinet— Took note with approval of this statement by the Prime Minister. Pensions. 2. The Prime Minister recalled that on 22nd October the (Previous Cabinet had held a preliminary discussion of the various proposals Reference: f or further Government action in relation to pensions and had Conclusions agreed to resume their discussion at a subsequent meeting. On Minute 5 ) ' reflection he had come to the conclusion that, before the Cabinet's discussion was resumed, further work should be done by officials on two of the main alternative courses outlined in C. (57) 211. First, he thought that the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance should study in detail the practical and administrative difficulties of operating a scheme of compulsory supplementation, with special reference to the difficulties of " contracting-out." Secondly, he suggested that the Treasury should continue their study of a State scheme of graduated contributions and benefits and should, in particular, consider the possibility of enlarging the concept of graduated contributions as a means of financing social services. When these studies had been completed a further memorandum could be prepared as a basis for the Cabinefs resumed discussion of this question. The Cabinet— Instructed the Secretary of the Cabinet to arrange for officials to carry out further studies of this problem on the lines indicated by the Prime Minister. Egypt- 3. The Cabinet were informed that financial discussions with (Previous representatives of the Egyptian Government had now been resumed P p er??7f no j i n Rome. These discussion were exploratory in character. The Conclusions Das i s on which the Treasury representative was proposing to proceed Minute 1.) ' was set out in paragraph 4 of Rome telegram No. 695. It should however be understood that he would not at this stage seek to commit Her Majesty's Government to any final agreement; and that, in particular, he would not be authorised to conclude even a provisional arrangement on the basis indicated in paragraph 4 (e) of that telegram, viz., releasing some part of Egypt's blocked sterling balances against the deposit of a corresponding sum by Egypt with some neutral international body. The Cabinet— Noted the basis on which financial discussions were being conducted in Rome with representatives of the Egyptian Government. Atomic Energy. 4. The Prime Minister recalled that the Atomic Energy (Previous Authority had appointed a Committee, under the chairmanship of Reference : Sir William Penney, to investigate thecause of the. accident which had CC. (57) 77th occurred on 10th October at the plutonium plant at Windscale. The Conclusions, report of this enquiry had now been submitted. It was a highly­ Minute 5.) Accident at technical document dealing, with the design and operation of a Windscale defence installation, and it was written in language which Plant. presupposed considerable knowledge of the technology of this particular plant. The Prime Minister said that, after a careful study of the report, he had come to the conclusion that it would not be in the public interest to publish it. It had, however, disclosed some defects of organisation and some shortcomings, in the technical procedures for carrying out the particular operation! which was in progress when the accident occurred: He had therefore decided that these matters, together with the general arrangements for safeguarding health and safety, should be the subject of a further enquiry to be carried out under the chairmanship of Sir Alexander Fleck, the Chairman of the Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited. Sir Alexander Fleck had agreed to undertake this task, and his report would be prepared in a form suitable for publication. The Prime Minister said that he proposed to present to Parliament on 8th November a White Paper which would contain a summary of Sir William Penney 's findings on the cause of the accident, the report of the , Medical Research Council on the precautions taken to safeguard health and safety, and a report by the Atomic Energy Authority indicating in general terms the nature of the deficiencies disclosed by the accident and recommending that a review should now be made of organisation and procedures with a view to reducing the risk of any similar accident in the future. It would be stated in the White Paper that Sir Alexander Fleck had agreed to undertake this review.. In discussion there' was general agreement with the course which the Prime Minister proposed to take. It was stated, in reply to questions, that the White Paper would include a detailed explanation of the reasons why it was improbable that an accident of this type could occur at Calder Hall or at any of the reactors to be erected under the programme for the production of nuclear energy for civil purposes. The Cabinet— Took note that the Prime Minister would present to Parliament on 8th November a White Paper on the causes of the recent accident at the plutonium plant at Windscale. Wages Policy. 5. The Prime Minister said that his statement on the (Previous Governments attitude towards wage claims, which he had made in Reference : the debate in the House of Commons on the previous day, had CC . (57) 77th Conclusions, provoked relatively little controversy in the House and seemed on the Minute 2.) whole to have been well received by the Press. While he was convinced that the Government should adhere firmly to their policy in practice, he doubted whether they would gain by prolonging public debate on it. In the event their policy would be judged by its results; and further political controversy at this stage was unlikely to bring any advantage. He proposed that a short statement should be prepared defining the main elements in the Governmenfs attitude; and that this should be made available for use by Ministers and other Government speakers for the purpose, not of prolonging debate on this question, but of ensuring that consistent answers were given to the questions which were still likely to be raised. 54 0 Atomic Energy. 4. The Prime Minister recalled that the Atomic Energy (Previous Authority had appointed a Committee, under the chairmanship of Reference : Sir William Penney, to investigate thecause of the.
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